arXiv:1202.3458 · Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment

Local magnetization in the boundary Ising chain at finite temperature

Eran Sela, Andrew K. Mitchell

Published Apr 5, 2012• 6 citations

Abstract

We study the local magnetization in the 2D Ising model at its critical temperature on a semi-infinite cylinder geometry, and with a nonzero magnetic field h applied at the circular boundary of circumference β. This model is equivalent to the semi-infinite quantum critical 1D transverse field Ising model at temperature , with a symmetry-breaking field proportional to h applied at the point boundary. Using conformal field theory methods we obtain the full scaling function for the local magnetization analytically in the continuum limit, thereby refining the previous results of Leclair, Lesage and Saleur. The validity of our result as the continuum limit of the 1D lattice model is confirmed numerically, exploiting a modified Jordan–Wigner representation. Applications of the result are discussed.

DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/2012/04/p04006

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